Episodes

We're joined by singer-songwriter and “literary musician” Matt Wheeler for a great conversation that ties together stories and music and faith. Matt shares why The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis has been such a meaningful bo...

Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilyich is a thought problem that considers how easily we can drift through life—avoiding pain, chasing comfort, and clinging to what looks respectable. Yet in the face of death, the story presses u...

In this episode, we step into the very first Discworld adventure: The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett. We meet A'tuin - the giant turtle who carries the disc on his back, along with the inept wizard Rincewind and the ever-o...

A BIG thank you to Vanessa for sharing! Everyone has a story worth sharing! In this episode, our guest shares a piece of her own story along with the unforgettable and true story of The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom. It’s a...

Tolkien goes delightfully small-scale in Farmer Giles of Ham -- that tells the story of a steady farmer with a vocal dog, an old blunderbuss, and a dislike for trespassers. Names abound with clever meanings and a lot of histo...

In the exciting GK Chesterton story of Manalive , we discover a man named Innocent Smith -- and how he truly is a man alive! He is colorful and full of adventure and unorthodox ideas. He approaches life in a BIG way as he hap...

Join our Patreon family for more: https://www.patreon.com/GoodStoriesPodcast In this episode of Good Stories , we meet Jane Eyre and Mr. Rochester—literary rockstars at the heart of one of the greatest love stories ever told....

Join us as we follow the cool and calculating Phileas Fogg around the world with his manservant and carpetbag full of money to win a wildly expensive wager. They travel by all means of conveyance, including steamers, coaches,...

We had such a fun time chatting about stories and books and podcasting in this interview with Mr David Bates -- one of the hosts from Pints with Jack -- an excellent podcast that celebrates all things CS Lewis. You can find a...

You're invited to join our Patreon family at https://www.patreon.com/GoodStoriesPodcast Today we dive into The Magician’s Nephew -- the creation story in C.S. Lewis’s wonderful Chronicles of Narnia series. This story has a li...

Come join our Patreon family: https://www.patreon.com/GoodStoriesPodcast Murder mystery meets the Holy Grail - - and it's sitting quietly in a box in a little English parish church. In this episode, we dive into War in Heaven...

Meet Our Executive Producer -- David Gabrielson, EP In this special episode, while Stevie's out of town, I sit down with my favorite David -- who helps make this podcast happen. He may not be a big reader himself, but his sup...

I’ve said before that Stephen is the kind of guy you can prompt at random — for instance, “Tell me everything you know about the First Crusade. Go!” — and somehow, he can actually do it. I (Jody) really envy his memory and h...

Check out our Patreon and join us for free: https://www.patreon.com/GoodStoriesPodcast Today's story is a journey deep into the mountains of George MacDonald’s The Princess and the Goblin , a beautiful fairytale full of good ...

Join our Patreon to find all episodes and bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/c/GoodStoriesPodcast In this episode, we journey through the unexpected "world building" epic of Watership Down , where rabbits aren’t just rabb...

We're talking about the Bard today -- the one and only Shakespeare -- and his exciting drama The Tempest -- a story of shipwreck, sorcery, and second chances. We also talk a bit about Shakespeare’s genius overall—his impressi...

Come check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/c/GoodStoriesPodcast In today's episode we visit a curious little island where words and language are more important to the people than technology and modern convenienc...

In this dive into the epic poem Beowulf , we explore the clash of monsters and men. With the translated combination of prose and poetry, this poem tells of the strongest of warriors - who grapples bare-handed with man-eating ...

This episode is on Rudyard Kipling’s Captains Courageous . When spoiled rich boy Harvey Cheyne falls overboard from a luxury liner, he's saved by chance and hauled onto a fishing schooner. He is then plunged into a world that...

This one is for Vanessa and Heidi!! In this episode, we journey through the cosmic pages of A Wrinkle in Time , where a brilliant but awkward teen named Meg Murry teams up with her younger brother Charles Wallace and new frie...

Step into the medieval imagination with us as we explore C.S. Lewis’s final academic work, The Discarded Image . In this episode, we gently guide you through the layered, harmonious worldview of the Middle Ages—not as a dark,...

Step into the intriguing plot of The Scarlet Pimpernel . Set during the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution, it's an exciting tale of daring disguises, secret identities, and quiet heroism. But beyond the adventure and s...

This story – At the Back of the North Wind -- is full of strange beauty and wonder. It’s both a novel and fairytale by the great storyteller, George MacDonald. We get to learn from a little boy named Diamond and a kind but my...

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are hired to keep a man safe from a legendary family curse on the bleak moors of southwest England. They investigate a chilling tale -- a monstrous hound said to haunt the Baskerville family acro...